Vessel-lifter.



R. J. REECE. VESSEL LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.8. I9I5.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Hal Reece,

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RICHARD J. REECE, 0F PABKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

VESSEL-LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Application filed September 8, 1915. Serial No. 49,555.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD JOHNSON Rnncn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Parkersburg, in the county of IVood and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vessel-Lifters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to vessel lifters, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a lifter, which is constructed of a pair of strands of wire, which are bent to form vessel gripping jaws, and elongated handles, which have hand grips formed upon their ends remote from the vessel gripping jaws, and further to coil portions of the strands of wire about a pin so asto pivotally support the handles and grlpping jaws, so that the jaws may be spread for releasing their grip upon a vessel.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the ac companying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the vessel lifter showing the same applied to a cuspidor,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the vessel lifter, showing the portions of the strands of wire which are coiled about the pin, and

Fig. 3 is a view of one of the coil portions of one of the strands of wire.

Fig. & is a fragmentary plan view of the gripping jaw end of the vessel lifter, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified form of the vessel lifter.

Referring more particularly to the draw: ings, 1 and 2 designate the strands of wire, ofwhich the vessel lifter is formed. On each end of the pin 5 is formed a flat circular plate 5 spaced from the coils 3 and 1 to provide relatively lateral movement of the coils. The strands 1 and 2 are coiled,

intermediate their ends, as is shown at 3 and 4:, about a pin 5. The strands of wire extend outwardly from the coils 3 and 4: in a straight tangential line, as is shown at 6 and 7. The outer ends of the wires are curved, as is shown at 8, for forming jaws for gripping the neck of a cuspidor or for gripping any suitable type of vessel.

The sections or strands of wire 1 and 2 extend upwardly beyond the curved or coiled portions 3 and 4, a suflicient distance to permit of the handling, emptying and cleaning of a cuspidor or like vessel without danger of the contents of the vessel falling upon the hands of the person using the lifter. The upper ends of the lengths of wire, are bent upon themselves to form handles or hand grips 9 and 10 which facilitate the use of the lifter. The handle 9 has a hook 11 swivelly connected thereto, which is provided for hooking engagement with the hand grip 10 for holding handles upwardly in position against pivotal movement when the jaws 8 are clamped upon a cuspidor or like vessel.

The plates 5 formed on the ends of the pin 5' are spaced from the coils 3 and 43, so as to provide for relatively lateral movement of the same, so that the jaws will conform to the contour of a vessel having an irregular surface.

In Fig. 5 a modified form of the cuspidor lifter is shown, wherein the strands of wire cross each other, as is shown at 22, after they extend downwardly from the pivot point, or the point where they are coiled about the pin 20. In both forms of the vessel lifter, the curved jaw portions of the strands of wire are bent at angles to the handle portions, so that the jaws will lie substantially a horizontal plane, and the handles extend upwardly at an incline therefrom.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alteration, to which the patentee is entitled, provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is A vessel lifter comprising a pair of strands of wire, each of said strands having a coil formed intermediate its ends, said coils being superposed, a pivot pin extending through said coils and 'pivotally connecting said strands of wire, a flat circular plate formed on each end of said pivot pin In testimony whereof I aflix my signaand spaced from said coils to provide relature in presence of tWo Witnesses. tive lateral movement of said coil-s, oppositely curved jaws formed on each of said RICHARD REECE' strands of Wire, and handles formed 0n. Witnesses:

the opposite ends thereof for the purpose HARRY R. FLEMING,

described.

JARVIS A. PERsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fivecentseach, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

